LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after a lorry plunged into a river, officials say. The vehicle, which was travelling through Sidama state on Sunday, fell into the river after it missed a bridge, a local official told the Reuters news agency. Wosenyeleh Simion said many of the passengers…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Two crew members may have survived the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea thanks to sitting backwards with a harness on in the safest part of the cabin, according to aviation experts. The Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded down the runway at Muan International Airport on Sunday before hitting a structure…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Spanish authorities said on Monday they had seized seven tons of cocaine stashed in sea freight containers buried underneath a farm, arresting three suspected smugglers. Police posted video of the seizure, showing officers digging up ground and retrieving dozens of packages containing the alleged drugs. The Civil Guard police said they launched the…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The adult son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was sentenced to serve 28 years in prison Monday in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing the deputy. Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded guilty in September to all of the charges…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Instead of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country. The protesters have been actively demonstrating following the tragic collapse of a concrete…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 170 young graduates have benefitted from the NCDMB/PETAN/SPDC JV Graduate Internship programme, in which they were attached to indigenous technical oilfield service companies in the upstream and downstream sectors for hands-on experience. Some 133 of the interns have been employed by the companies indicating the success of the programme…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football has imposed a hefty $50,000 fine on Libya and ordered the country to play two matches behind closed doors following supporter and official misconduct during their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin in Benghazi on November 18. This latest sanction comes barely two months after…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described the late United States President Jimmy Carter as a relentless advocate for justice and human rights worldwide. Peter Obi recalled that the 39th President of the US was instrumental in the fight against Guinea Worm and River Blindness in Africa. In a statement…